Question 1

Whose dictum that the state was within the church and not above it became a key principle of the medieval church?

Accepted Answer

A) Saint Paul 
B) Tertullian 
C) Saint Jerome 
D) Saint Ambrose 
E) Saint Augustine 
A) Saint Paul 
B) Tertullian 
C) Saint Jerome 
D) Saint Ambrose 
E) Saint Augustine

Question 2

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Why was the idea of Jesus as the Messiah attractive to some members of the Jewish community? Why was it unacceptable to others?

Accepted Answer

The idea of Jesus as the Messiah was att

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the Pharisees is FALSE ?

Accepted Answer

A) The Pharisees believed in an afterlife, a late belief probably imported from Persia. 
B) Like the Sadducees, the Pharisees believed in a strict interpretation of the Mosaic Law. 
C) The Pharisees gave authority to an oral tradition, an "oral Torah." 
D) All later forms of Judaism developed from the Pharisees. 
E) The Pharisees shared an emphasis on prophetic ideals with Jesus. 
A) The Pharisees believed in an afterlife, a late belief probably imported from Persia. 
B) Like the Sadducees, the Pharisees believed in a strict interpretation of the Mosaic Law. 
C) The Pharisees gave authority to an oral tradition, an "oral Torah." 
D) All later forms of Judaism developed from the Pharisees. 
E) The Pharisees shared an emphasis on prophetic ideals with Jesus.

Question 4

The first persecutions of Christians began under

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A) Tiberius. 
B) Nero. 
C) Vespasian. 
D) Commodus. 
E) Diocletian. 
A) Tiberius. 
B) Nero. 
C) Vespasian. 
D) Commodus. 
E) Diocletian.

Question 5

Arius taught that

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A) Christ was God incarnate. 
B) members of the Trinity were equal. 
C) the Father alone was fully divine. 
D) the Holy Spirit came from both God the Father and God the Son. 
E) Jesus was sent by the demiurge to deceive mankind. 
A) Christ was God incarnate. 
B) members of the Trinity were equal. 
C) the Father alone was fully divine. 
D) the Holy Spirit came from both God the Father and God the Son. 
E) Jesus was sent by the demiurge to deceive mankind.

Question 6

Classical humanism differed from the Judeo-Christian tradition because it

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A) saw life's purpose as the attainment of excellence in this world through the full development of human potential. 
B) rejected the Christian ideal of the isolated and contemplative monk. 
C) rejected the view of human nature as fundamentally sinful and the body as unclean. 
D) held that there is no authority higher than reason. 
E) all of the above 
A) saw life's purpose as the attainment of excellence in this world through the full development of human potential. 
B) rejected the Christian ideal of the isolated and contemplative monk. 
C) rejected the view of human nature as fundamentally sinful and the body as unclean. 
D) held that there is no authority higher than reason. 
E) all of the above

Question 7

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Diaspora

Accepted Answer

Diaspora refers to the dispersion or sca

Question 8

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Pharisees

Accepted Answer

The Pharisees were a Jewish sect during

Question 9

The term Gentiles derives from the

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A) Latin word for nation. 
B) Hebrew word for other. 
C) Greek word for followers. 
D) Aramaic word for heretics. 
E) Latin word for meek . 
A) Latin word for nation. 
B) Hebrew word for other. 
C) Greek word for followers. 
D) Aramaic word for heretics. 
E) Latin word for meek .

Question 10

What is at the heart of the disagreement between Tertullian and Clement of Alexandria?

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A) Tertullian believed that Greek philosophy was incompatible with Christianity; Clement believed the opposite. 
B) The two could not agree on which books should be included in the Bible. 
C) Tertullian believed that the Trinity existed; Clement believed that the Trinity violated Christian monotheism. 
D) Tertullian believed that the final religious authority is the Bishop of Rome; Clement believed that it was a Church Council. 
E) Tertullian believed in original sin; Clement did not. 
A) Tertullian believed that Greek philosophy was incompatible with Christianity; Clement believed the opposite. 
B) The two could not agree on which books should be included in the Bible. 
C) Tertullian believed that the Trinity existed; Clement believed that the Trinity violated Christian monotheism. 
D) Tertullian believed that the final religious authority is the Bishop of Rome; Clement believed that it was a Church Council. 
E) Tertullian believed in original sin; Clement did not.

Question 11

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Arianism

Accepted Answer

Arianism was a theological belief held b

Question 12

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Council of Nicaea

Accepted Answer

The Council of Nicaea was a pivotal gath

Question 13

Which of the following statements would be inconsistent with the text's  summary of Jesus' teaching on ethics?

Accepted Answer

A) "Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth." 
B) "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of heaven." 
C) "Blessed are the ambitious for their toil will be rewarded." 
D) "Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy." 
E) "Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the sons of God." 
A) "Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth." 
B) "Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of heaven." 
C) "Blessed are the ambitious for their toil will be rewarded." 
D) "Blessed are the merciful for they will be shown mercy." 
E) "Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the sons of God."

Question 14

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). 
   Locate and label the following sites that were important in the history of early Christianity: Milan, Hippo, Alexandria, Antioch, Bethlehem, Rome, and Monte Cassino.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Please use this outline map of...

Question 15

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). 
   Using arrows, trace the route of the missionary activities of Paul of Tarsus.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Please use this outline map of...

Question 16

All of the following is true of the Romans who ruled Palestine EXCEPT

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A) they had great interest in Jewish intrareligious disputes. 
B) they assigned Jesus a punishment consistent with someone guilty of high treason. 
C) they feared Jesus as a political agitator. 
D) they believed Jesus could ignite Jewish messianic expectations. 
E) they worried that Jesus would incite a revolt against Rome. 
A) they had great interest in Jewish intrareligious disputes. 
B) they assigned Jesus a punishment consistent with someone guilty of high treason. 
C) they feared Jesus as a political agitator. 
D) they believed Jesus could ignite Jewish messianic expectations. 
E) they worried that Jesus would incite a revolt against Rome.

Question 17

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Mosaic law

Accepted Answer

Mosaic law refers to the laws and comman

Question 18

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did Greek secular philosophy influence the new Christian teachings? Offer one example of how such integration may have been favorable to Christianity and one example of how it may have been unfavorable.

Accepted Answer

Greek secular philosophy had a significa

Question 19

According to the text, ancient mystery cults

Accepted Answer

A) had real-life heroes. 
B) featured deities who were killed against their will. 
C) demanded loyalty to a single deity and the recognition that no other divine figures existed. 
D) required their adherents to undergo a moral transformation. 
E) all of the above 
A) had real-life heroes. 
B) featured deities who were killed against their will. 
C) demanded loyalty to a single deity and the recognition that no other divine figures existed. 
D) required their adherents to undergo a moral transformation. 
E) all of the above

Question 20

Among Saint Paul's departures from the Jewish religion was his

Accepted Answer

A) rejection of monotheism. 
B) view that circumcision and many other practices in the Mosaic Law were less important than the doctrine of a risen Savior. 
C) view that Hebrew Scriptures were no longer of any value. 
D) view that Christian could take an oath of loyalty to the emperor. 
E) none of the above 
A) rejection of monotheism. 
B) view that circumcision and many other practices in the Mosaic Law were less important than the doctrine of a risen Savior. 
C) view that Hebrew Scriptures were no longer of any value. 
D) view that Christian could take an oath of loyalty to the emperor. 
E) none of the above

Whose dictum that the state was within the church and not above it became a key principle of the medieval church?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Why was the idea of Jesus as the Messiah attractive to some members of the Jewish community? Why was it unacceptable to others?

Which of the following statements about the Pharisees is FALSE ?

The first persecutions of Christians began under

Arius taught that

Classical humanism differed from the Judeo-Christian tradition because it

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Diaspora

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Pharisees

The term Gentiles derives from the

What is at the heart of the disagreement between Tertullian and Clement of Alexandria?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Arianism

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Council of Nicaea

Which of the following statements would be inconsistent with the text's summary of Jesus' teaching on ethics?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Locate and label the following sites that were important in the history of early Christianity: Milan, Hippo, Alexandria, Antioch, Bethlehem, Rome, and Monte Cassino.

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Using arrows, trace the route of the missionary activities of Paul of Tarsus.

All of the following is true of the Romans who ruled Palestine EXCEPT

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Mosaic law

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did Greek secular philosophy influence the new Christian teachings? Offer one example of how such integration may have been favorable to Christianity and one example of how it may have been unfavorable.

According to the text, ancient mystery cults

Among Saint Paul's departures from the Jewish religion was his

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Exam 8: Early Christianity: a World Religion

Whose dictum that the state was within the church and not above it became a key principle of the medieval church?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Why was the idea of Jesus as the Messiah attractive to some members of the Jewish community? Why was it unacceptable to others?

Which of the following statements about the Pharisees is FALSE ?

The first persecutions of Christians began under

Arius taught that

Classical humanism differed from the Judeo-Christian tradition because it

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Diaspora

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Pharisees

The term Gentiles derives from the

What is at the heart of the disagreement between Tertullian and Clement of Alexandria?

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Arianism

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Council of Nicaea

Which of the following statements would be inconsistent with the text's summary of Jesus' teaching on ethics?

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Locate and label the following sites that were important in the history of early Christianity: Milan, Hippo, Alexandria, Antioch, Bethlehem, Rome, and Monte Cassino.

Instructions: Please use this outline map of Europe to answer the question(s). Using arrows, trace the route of the missionary activities of Paul of Tarsus.

All of the following is true of the Romans who ruled Palestine EXCEPT

Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Mosaic law

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did Greek secular philosophy influence the new Christian teachings? Offer one example of how such integration may have been favorable to Christianity and one example of how it may have been unfavorable.

According to the text, ancient mystery cults

Among Saint Paul's departures from the Jewish religion was his

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State: Democratic Politics

Greek Thought: From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age: Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic: City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire: a World-State

The Heirs of Rome: Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages: Vitality and Renewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture: the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance: Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation: the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion: Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty: Transition to the Modern State

The Scientific Revolution: the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

The Age of Enlightenment: Reason and Reform

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